PHOTOS: Warrior Dash in North Bend

For the first time Washington hosted the Warrior Dash. The 3.55 mile obstacle course required “warriors” to leap over fire, climb over rusty cars, scale walls. Oh, and there was the mud pit.

The mud was so thick it stole the shoes of quite a few competitors. As participants slopped through the thick molasses-like brown stuff it made sucking sounds as the warriors tried to pull their limbs from its grip.

The messy event was held at Meadowbrook Farms in North Bend.

Some participants wore elaborate costumes. Megan Stantus of Spokane wore a wedding dress she found at Goodwill as her warrior costume. Once she found herself in the mud pit she thought twice about her costume choice as the dress —and its train— might as well have been made of lead. The weight of the mud-covered dress made crossing the finish line difficult.

Other costumes proved challenging on the course —such as a skirt made of paper that caught fire when a participant leaped over a fire obstacle.